The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
SPURIOUS CROWN JEWELS.


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Some or the Bogus Relic, Said Go Have Cous
Hate the Possession or Americans How
the secret OF the Great svsindic Got Out.
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PARIS, Sept. 1s.-The crown jewels scandal
have We been made BY the Goyernment to sup.
press It. Both brides and threats have been
freely made by one or po Lnese no mea IN n ,he
other Government bureaus not word is said.
6 A tine Jewels had never BEEN heard or but
Tor ali that. the facts in the case have become
SouleyarJs and at the clubs more than, any
other topic. How. then. did tho scandal get
ont Through one OF the detectives set +.
resu. ON his way to the office to deliver IL
Into a familiar conversation with one Of The
waiting girls ,Espgng tho a In hs
He was s Ss s Zine drunk reaze what
instead o. returning 1t to him, hid 1t away, put.
p ns rS When ns The Once dsos
cred the loss, and there was 2 terrible time.
The he e troablo was that the lost or stolen COPY
would make 4 public Well he an; And the s ehsf
talking about the crown Jewels scandal; It
sy too could ats ens s nG
nor and the girl who took It.. She. like most Of
the nS s Spd ssp aaS her ana
WAS a demi mondaine who had been in the
h or wages 81 but H S
auaintances. Soon after taking the report she
hS s Ss IS bees Ind
EsssS $ss III Z e ss Ss;
vi. hS sSndleate Il Paris jewellers got inte
GERS In charge Of the sale. and had q great
number Of ordinary GENE taken AIKEN TO- . their
hns the1 far
tsed 81 the sS bSeatns
s ss Rod TSe stated
GUS Jewels thus sold brought more than l,5O0-
GOO soS or merits o@
their purchasers aseertained. A a few Of them them
S Jewels n among Which they were s9d Ths e:
always be in doubt whether their gems na came
from the royal treasure house q france or
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Another is that many Of the real crown Jewels
were taken away altogether, and Substitutes
they being stones that were especially precious
d. ee shs GOOD Exists
hands Of msnbeTs Of that houss t a. the s
private W They would scarcely dare to let 1t DO
known that they had stolen goods in their PCS.
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called on the Government officers who con-
c Crown iewelsS You perceive from your records
that twas knocked down to me for 81 600
s.s%ned fy ana ou ss. words Il ssss s VIZ
place s. could not Be ascertainsd But to hush
81 f saes they arsy
detective. "be very uniortpnate should this This
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host Of owners Of paste gems. all clamoring fo s
!hs return Of money alleged to have been paid
.sS A ss hfs .t e ss1 asson
evi d Sufficient to make out case against
ful X their ofience Is penal one. light has
been the hrG pssts on Ts
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Could he or they be found the penalty imposed
would be severe. The Substitution OF paste
for real gems must have occurred some time
between the official appraisement and the sale.
The extra gems put In must have been put In
before ths spPraisement. or else at the very
The accountants at the sale. too, were. deep
der that the jewellers should get paid for their
interpolated gems. When lot Of these were
bid or the accountants made no mention OF
them In the official record Of the sale. and the
money paid by the purchaser was kept sepsr-
"There Is" says the detective. "indubitable
evidence connecting one OF the accountants
large sums Of money which he did not turn
over to the Government. But. - he p rela-
tive and close friend Of o Minister In the pres
emit Cabinet. and was through that Minister's
direct influence attached to the sale. have not
thought It discreet to push the matter any fur
Their" Which member Of the Government 1t =
who stands In such intimate connection with
the huge swindle ID scarcely to be guessed at.
This Is not, however. BECAUSE they are all above
suspicion. but rather because they are all so
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